Classic Disney: 60 Years of Musical Magic | |
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Box set by Various Artists | |
Released | 1995 - 1998 (Volumes 1 - 5 individually) 2000 (Volumes 1 - 3 box set) 2001 (Volumes 1 - 4 box set) 2003 (Volumes 1 - 5 box set) |
Recorded | 1929 – 1998 |
Genre | Soundtrack |
Length | 72:04 (Volume 1) 72:46 (Volume 2) 73:02 (Volume 3) 63:08 (Volume 4) 69:13 (Volume 5) 5:50:14 Total |
Label | Walt Disney Records |
Producer | Harold J. Kleiner, Ted Kryczko |
Classic Disney: 60 Years of Musical Magic is a five-volume compilation series, each containing 25 (125 in total) songs compiled from Disneyland and Walt Disney World, various Disney films in animation and live-action, and the Walt Disney anthology television series. Each volume was released individually on CD and cassette between 1995 and 1998. Volume One was released on March 28, 1995, Volume Two on September 12, 1995, Volume Three on July 2, 1996, Volume Four on July 15, 1997 and Volume Five on September 22, 1998. In 2000, a box set was released containing volumes 1 - 3, followed by a box set containing volumes 1 - 4 in 2001, Finally, a box set containing all five volumes packaged in a slipcase was released by Walt Disney Records in Australia, Japan, North America and Europe in 2003.
The series was followed by Disney's Greatest, a three-volume compilation series released in 2001 and 2002. The series was very similar to Classic Disney and although each volume featured many of the same songs, only 20 songs appeared on each volume as opposed to Classic Disney's 25. In addition to containing only 20 songs, the Disney's Greatest compilations also contained songs from films released from 1999 - 2002, after the Classic Disney compilations were released.
Track listing
Volume 1 - Pink
Unless otherwise indicated, Information is based on the albums' Liner Notes[1][2]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performed by | Length |
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1. | "A Whole New World" (Aladdin) | Alan Menken, Tim Rice | Brad Kane, Lea Salonga | 2:42 |
2. | "Circle of Life" (The Lion King) | Tim Rice, Elton John | Carmen Twillie with Lebo M | 3:59 |
3. | "Beauty and the Beast" (Beauty and the Beast) | Alan Menken, Howard Ashman | Angela Lansbury | 2:46 |
4. | "Under the Sea" (The Little Mermaid) | Alan Menken, Howard Ashman | Samuel E. Wright | 3:14 |
5. | "Hakuna Matata" (The Lion King) | Tim Rice, Elton John | Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella with Jason Weaver and Joseph Williams | 3:33 |
6. | "Kiss the Girl" (The Little Mermaid) | Alan Menken, Howard Ashman | Samuel E. Wright | 2:43 |
7. | "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" (The Lion King) | Tim Rice, Elton John | Jason Weaver with Rowan Atkinson and Laura Williams | 2:51 |
8. | "Poor Unfortunate Souls" (The Little Mermaid) | Alan Menken, Howard Ashman | Pat Carroll | 4:51 |
9. | "Chim Chim Cher-ee" (Mary Poppins) | Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman | Dick Van Dyke, Julie Andrews with Karen Dotrice, Matthew Garber | 2:47 |
10. | "Jolly Holiday" (Mary Poppins) | Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman | Dick Van Dyke, Julie Andrews | 4:58 |
11. | "A Spoonful of Sugar" (Mary Poppins) | Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman | Julie Andrews | 4:09 |
12. | "Let's Get Together" (The Parent Trap) | Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman | Hayley Mills | 1:32 |
13. | "The Monkey's Uncle" (The Monkey's Uncle) | Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman | Annette Funicello with The Beach Boys | 2:33 |
14. | "The Ugly Bug Ball" (Summer Magic) | Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman | Burl Ives | 2:59 |
15. | "The Spectrum Song" (Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color) | Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman | Paul Frees | 1:37 |
16. | "Colonel Hathi's March (The Elephant Song)" (The Jungle Book) | Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman | J. Pat O'Malley with the Disney Studio Chorus | 2:31 |
17. | "A Whale of a Tale" (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea) | Al Hoffman, Norman Gimbel | Kirk Douglas | 2:11 |
18. | "You Can Fly" (Peter Pan) | Sammy Cahn, Sammy Fain | Bobby Driscoll, Kathryn Beaumont, Paul Collins, Tommy Luske | 4:05 |
19. | "The Work Song" (Cinderella) | Al Hoffman, Mack David, Jerry Livingston | The Mouse Chorus | 2:05 |
20. | "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" (Cinderella) | Al Hoffman, Mack David, Jerry Livingston | Ilene Woods | 3:46 |
21. | "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah" (Song of the South) | Ray Gilbert, Allie Wrubel | James Baskett | 2:19 |
22. | "Love Is a Song" (Bambi) | Larry Morey, Frank Churchill | Donald Novis | 2:09 |
23. | "Some Day My Prince Will Come" (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs) | Larry Morey, Frank Churchill | Adriana Caselotti | 1:55 |
24. | "Minnie's Yoo-Hoo" (Mickey's Follies) | Carl Stalling, Walt Disney | Disney Studio Chorus | 2:00 |
Volume 2 - Blue
Information is based on the albums' Liner Notes[1][3]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performed by | Length |
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1. | "Be Our Guest" (Beauty and the Beast) | Alan Menken, Howard Ashman | Jerry Orbach, Angela Lansbury | 3:44 |
2. | "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (The Lion King) | Elton John, Tim Rice | Joseph Williams and Sally Dworsky with Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella | 2:59 |
3. | "Part of Your World" (The Little Mermaid) | Alan Menken, Howard Ashman | Jodi Benson | 3:15 |
4. | "One Jump Ahead" (Aladdin) | Alan Menken, Tim Rice | Brad Kane | 2:25 |
5. | "Gaston" (Beauty and the Beast) | Alan Menken, Howard Ashman | Richard White, Jesse Corti | 3:39 |
6. | "Something There" (Beauty and the Beast) | Alan Menken, Howard Ashman | Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson | 2:18 |
7. | "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" (Mary Poppins) | Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman | Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke with J. Pat O'Malley, Richard M. Sherman and The Pearlie Chorus | 2:03 |
8. | "Candle on the Water" (Pete's Dragon) | Al Kasha, Joel Hirschhorn | Helen Reddy | 2:59 |
9. | "Main Street Electrical Parade" (Main Street Electrical Parade) | Jean-Jacques Perrey, Gershon Kingsley, Bob Hilliard, Sammy Fain, Mack David, Al Hoffman, Jerry Livingston, Julius Fučík, Don Dorsey, Kasha, Hirschhorn | Disney Studio Chorus | 5:12 |
10. | "The Age of Not Believing" (Bedknobs and Broomsticks) | Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman | Angela Lansbury | 3:17 |
11. | "The Bare Necessities" (The Jungle Book) | Terry Gilkyson | Phil Harris, Bruce Reitherman | 4:50 |
12. | "Feed the Birds (Tuppence a Bag)" (Mary Poppins) | Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman | Julie Andrews | 3:51 |
13. | "Best of Friends" (The Fox and the Hound) | Stan Fidal, Richard Johnston | Pearl Bailey | 2:16 |
14. | "Let's Go Fly a Kite" (Mary Poppins) | Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman | David Tomlinson, Dick Van Dyke | 1:51 |
15. | "It's a Small World" (1964 New York World's Fair) | Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman | Disney Studio Chorus | 2:41 |
16. | "The Tiki, Tiki, Tiki Room" (Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room) | Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman | Wally Boag, Fulton Burley, Thurl Ravenscroft with The Mellomen | 2:41 |
17. | "Mickey Mouse March" (The Mickey Mouse Club) | Jimmie Dodd | The Mouseketeers | 2:42 |
18. | "On the Front Porch" (Summer Magic) | Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman | Burl Ives | 3:25 |
19. | "The Second Star to the Right" (Peter Pan) | Sammy Fain, Sammy Cahn | The Jud Conlon Chorus | 1:51 |
20. | "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo (The Magic Song)" (Cinderella) | Jerry Livingston, Mack David, Al Hoffman | Verna Felton | 3:36 |
21. | "So This Is Love" (Cinderella) | Jerry Livingston, Mack David, Al Hoffman | Ilene Woods, Mike Douglas | 1:33 |
22. | "When You Wish Upon a Star" (Pinocchio) | Ned Washington, Leigh Harline | Cliff Edwards | 3:16 |
23. | "Heigh-Ho" (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs) | Larry Morey, Frank Churchill | The Dwarf Chorus | 2:48 |
24. | "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf" (Three Little Pigs) | Frank Churchill, Ann Ronell | Pinto Colvig, Mary Moder, Dorothy Compton, Billy Bletcher | 2:43 |
Volume 3 - Green
Information is based on the albums' Liner Notes[1][4]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performed by | Length |
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1. | "Colors of the Wind" (Pocahontas) | Alan Menken, Stephen Schwartz | Judy Kuhn | 3:35 |
2. | "You've Got a Friend in Me" (Toy Story) | Randy Newman | Randy Newman | 2:05 |
3. | "Be Prepared" (The Lion King) | Elton John, Tim Rice | Jeremy Irons with Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin, and Jim Cummings | 3:40 |
4. | "Out There" (The Hunchback of Notre Dame) | Alan Menken, Stephen Schwartz | Tony Jay, Tom Hulce | 4:25 |
5. | "Family" (James and the Giant Peach) | Randy Newman | Paul Terry, Richard Dreyfuss, Susan Sarandon, Jane Leeves, Simon Callow, David Thewlis, Miriam Margolyes | 2:43 |
6. | "Les Poissons" (The Little Mermaid) | Alan Menken, Howard Ashman | René Auberjonois | 1:35 |
7. | "Mine, Mine, Mine" (Pocahontas) | Alan Menken, Stephen Schwartz | David Ogden Stiers, Mel Gibson | 3:06 |
8. | "Jack's Lament" (The Nightmare Before Christmas) | Danny Elfman | Danny Elfman | 3:16 |
9. | "My Name Is James" (James and the Giant Peach) | Randy Newman | Paul Terry | 2:37 |
10. | "Heffalumps and Woozles" (Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day) | Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman | Disney Studio Chorus | 2:04 |
11. | "The Mob Song" (Beauty and the Beast) | Alan Menken, Howard Ashman | Richard White | 3:29 |
12. | "Portobello Road" (Bedknobs and Broomsticks) | Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman | David Tomlinson, Angela Lansbury | 3:27 |
13. | "Stay Awake" (Mary Poppins) | Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman | Julie Andrews | 1:45 |
14. | "I Wan'na Be like You (The Monkey Song)" (The Jungle Book) | Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman | Louis Prima | 4:03 |
15. | "Oo-De-Lally" (Robin Hood) | Roger Miller | Roger Miller | 1:01 |
16. | "Are We Dancing" (The Happiest Millionaire) | Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman | John Davidson, Lesley Ann Warren | 3:26 |
17. | "Once Upon a Dream" (Sleeping Beauty) | Sammy Fain, Jack Lawrence | Mary Costa, Bill Shirley | 2:47 |
18. | "Bella Notte" (Lady and the Tramp) | Peggy Lee, Sonny Burke | George Givot with Bill Thompson | 2:36 |
19. | "Following the Leader" (Peter Pan) | Winston Hibler, Ted Sears, Oliver Wallace | Bobby Driscoll, Paul Collins | 1:36 |
20. | "Trust in Me (The Python's Song)" (The Jungle Book) | Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman | Sterling Holloway | 2:50 |
21. | "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" (Davy Crockett) | Tom Blackburn, George Bruns | The Wellingtons | 1:43 |
22. | "Pink Elephants on Parade" (Dumbo) | Oliver Wallace, Ned Washington | Disney Studio Chorus | 4:29 |
23. | "Little April Shower" (Bambi) | Larry Morey, Frank Churchill | Disney Studio Chorus | 3:55 |
24. | "The Silly Song (Dwarfs' Yodel Song)" (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs) | Larry Morey, Frank Churchill | The Dwarf Chorus | 4:35 |
Volume 4 - Purple
Unless otherwise indicated, Information is based on the albums' Liner Notes[1][5]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performed by | Length |
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1. | "One Last Hope" (Hercules) | Alan Menken, David Zippel | Danny DeVito | 3:02 |
2. | "A Guy Like You" (The Hunchback of Notre Dame) | Alan Menken, Stephen Schwartz | Jason Alexander, Charles Kimbrough, Mary Wickes, Mary Stout | 2:54 |
3. | "On the Open Road" (A Goofy Movie) | Tom Snow, Jack Feldman | Bill Farmer, Aaron Lohr | 3:04 |
4. | "Just Around the Riverbend" (Pocahontas) | Alan Menken, Stephen Schwartz | Judy Kuhn | 2:30 |
5. | "Home" (Beauty and the Beast: The Broadway Musical) | Alan Menken, Tim Rice | Susan Egan | 3:50 |
6. | "Oogie Boogie's Song" (The Nightmare Before Christmas) | Danny Elfman | Ken Page with Ed Ivory | 3:19 |
7. | "I Will Go Sailing No More" (Toy Story) | Randy Newman | Randy Newman | 2:58 |
8. | "Substitutiary Locomotion" (Bedknobs and Broomsticks) | Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman | David Tomlinson, Angela Lansbury, Cindy O'Callaghan, Ian Weighill, Roy Snart | 1:44 |
9. | "Stop, Look, and Listen/I'm No Fool" (The Mickey Mouse Club) | George Bruns, Jimmie Dodd, Gil George | Cliff Edwards | 3:00 |
10. | "Love" (Robin Hood) | George Bruns, Floyd Huddleston | Nancy Adams | 1:51 |
11. | "Thomas O'Malley Cat" (The Aristocats) | Terry Gilkyson | Phil Harris | 2:36 |
12. | "That's What Friends Are For (The Vulture Song)" (The Jungle Book) | Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman | Lord Tim Hudson, Digby Wolfe, J. Pat O'Malley | 2:06 |
13. | "Winnie the Pooh" (Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree) | Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman | Disney Studio Chorus | 2:25 |
14. | "Femininity" (Summer Magic) | Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman | Hayley Mills, Deborah Walley, Wendy Turner | 2:01 |
15. | "Ten Feet Off the Ground" (The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band) | Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman | Buddy Ebsen, Lesley Ann Warren, Kurt Russell | 4:03 |
16. | "The Siamese Cat Song" (Lady and the Tramp) | Peggy Lee, Sonny Burke | Peggy Lee | 2:13 |
17. | "Enjoy It!" (In Search of the Castaways) | Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman | Hayley Mills, Maurice Chevalier | 2:09 |
18. | "Although I Dropped $100,000 in the Market" (A Symposium on Popular Songs) | Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman | Paul Frees | 1:48 |
19. | "Give a Little Whistle" (Pinocchio) | Leigh Harline, Ned Washington | Cliff Edwards with Dickie Jones | 1:38 |
20. | "Oh, Sing Sweet Nightingale" (Cinderella) | Mack David, Al Hoffman, Jerry Livingston | Ilene Woods with Rhoda Williams | 2:10 |
21. | "I Wonder" (Sleeping Beauty) | George Bruns, Winston Hibler, Ted Sears | Mary Costa | 1:19 |
22. | "Looking for Romance (I Bring You a Song)" (Bambi) | Larry Morey, Frank Churchill | Donald Novis with Disney Studio Chorus | 2:10 |
23. | "Baby Mine" (Dumbo) | Frank Churchill, Ned Washington | Betty Noyes | 2:08 |
24. | "I'm Wishing/One Song" (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs) | Frank Churchill, Larry Morey | Adriana Caselotti, Harry Stockwell | 3:07 |
Volume 5 - Orange
Unless otherwise indicated, Information is based on the album's Liner Notes[6]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performed by | Length |
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1. | "I'll Make a Man Out of You" (Mulan) | Matthew Wilder, David Zippel | Donny Osmond and Chorus | 3:22 |
2. | "I Won't Say (I'm in Love)" (Hercules) | David Zippel, Alan Menken | Susan Egan with LaChanze, Vaneese Thomas, Lillias White, Cheryl Freeman | 2:21 |
3. | "God Help the Outcasts" (The Hunchback of Notre Dame) | Alan Menken, Stephen Schwartz | Heidi Mollenhauer and Chorus | 3:45 |
4. | "If I Can't Love Her" (Beauty and the Beast: A Broadway Musical) | Alan Menken, Tim Rice | Terrence Mann | 4:06 |
5. | "Steady as the Beating Drum" (Pocahontas) | Alan Menken, Stephen Schwartz | Disney Studio Chorus | 1:53 |
6. | "Belle" (Beauty and the Beast) | Alan Menken, Howard Ashman | Paige O'Hara and Richard White with Chorus | 5:09 |
7. | "Strange Things" (Toy Story) | Randy Newman | Randy Newman | 3:20 |
8. | "Cruella De Vil" (101 Dalmatians) | Mel Leven | Dr. John | 4:08 |
9. | "Eating the Peach" (James and the Giant Peach) | Randy Newman, Roald Dahl | Paul Terry, Richard Dreyfuss, Susan Sarandon, Jane Leeves, Simon Callow, David Thewlis, Miriam Margolyes with Jeff Bennett, Drew Harrah and Sally Stevens | 2:55 |
10. | "Seize the Day" (Newsies) | Alan Menken, Jack Feldman | David Moscow and the Newsies | 2:02 |
11. | "What's This?" (The Nightmare Before Christmas) | Danny Elfman | Danny Elfman | 3:08 |
12. | "Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly)" (So Dear to My Heart) | Eliot Daniel, Larry Morey | Burl Ives | 2:32 |
13. | "The Rain Rain Rain Came Down Down Down" (Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day) | Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman | Disney Studio Chorus | 1:40 |
14. | "A Step in the Right Direction" (Bedknobs and Broomsticks) | Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman | Angela Lansbury | 2:24 |
15. | "Boo Bop Bopbop Bop (I Love You, Too)" (Pete's Dragon) | Al Kasha, Joel Hirschhorn | Sean Marshall, Charlie Callas | 2:47 |
16. | "Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)" (Pirates of the Caribbean) | George Bruns, Xavier Atencio | Disney Studio Chorus | 4:46 |
17. | "My Own Home" (The Jungle Book) | Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman | Darleen Carr | 3:32 |
18. | "Everybody Wants to Be a Cat" (The Aristocats) | Al Rinker, Floyd Huddleston | Phil Harris, Scatman Crothers, Thurl Ravenscroft, Liz English | 2:03 |
19. | "In a World of My Own" (Alice in Wonderland) | Sammy Fain, Bob Hilliard | Kathryn Beaumont and Chorus | 1:21 |
20. | "You Belong to My Heart" (The Three Caballeros) | Agustín Lara, Ray Gilbert | Dora Luz | 2:22 |
21. | "Humphrey Hop" (In the Bag) | George Bruns, Daws Butler | Disney Studio Chorus | 1:25 |
22. | "He's a Tramp" (Lady and the Tramp) | Peggy Lee, Sonny Burke | Peggy Lee | 2:02 |
23. | "When I See an Elephant Fly" (Dumbo) | Oliver Wallace, Ned Washington | Jim Carmichael and Cliff Edwards with the Hall Johnson Choir | 1:50 |
24. | "I've Got No Strings" (Pinocchio) | Ned Washington, Leigh Harline | Dickie Jones | 2:21 |
Reception
The Melbourne Age called the collection "pure joy", saying that "the Disney policy of hiring quality songwriters and the best voicing talent has produced top-drawer popular songs that stand the test of time."[7]
The Palm Beach Post said that "the set covers an amazing bit of ground," and gave "credit to the producers for including some harder-to-find material."[8]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 Various Artists (1997). Classic Disney Collection: 60 Years...Magic" (4-CD Box Set) (Album Notes). Walt Disney Records.
- ↑ Various Artists (1995). Classic Disney Volume I (60 Years of Musical Magic) (Album Notes). Walt Disney Records.
- ↑ Various Artists (1995). Classic Disney Volume 2 (Album Notes). Walt Disney Records.
- ↑ Various Artists (1996). Classic Disney Volume 3 (60 Years of Musical Magic) (Album Notes). Walt Disney Records.
- ↑ Various Artists (1997). Classic Disney Volume 4 (Album Notes). Walt Disney Records.
- ↑ Various Artists (1998). Classic Disney Volume V (Album Notes). Walt Disney Records.
- ↑ Murphy, Jim (December 9, 1999). "Showbiz". The Melbourne Age. p. 27. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ↑ Passy, Charles (April 15, 1995). "Kids Corner". The Palm Beach Post. p. 4D. Retrieved 24 July 2020.